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Controlled Burns for Wildfire Mitigation
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Controlled burns are being increasingly used in California to mitigate wildfires caused by climate change. These intentional arson operations aim to prevent severe damage to forests by encouraging fires to consume only the forest floor, leaving tree tops untouched. The article emphasizes the need for extensive operations to address ecological and wildfire challenges, involving organizations and individuals like Portia Halbert, Jared Childress, Lenya Quinn-Davidson, and ecology student Ian Cook.
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